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Hons. B.A. FINE ARTS, Specialisations in Film and Photography, University of Waterloo, Waterloo. CANADA

Diploma - Creative Arts & Fashion. Rexdale College, Rexdale. CANADA

Diploma - Entrepreneurial Business . Kitchener. CANADA

Work / Teaching

Professional Freelance Journalist & Photojournalist since 1979. Published works in newspapers and magazines all over Ontario and Toronto Sun. Then started to self publish on the Internet in 1999. DIY Revolution.

Moving from a "happy snapper" to a real photographer means learning to change your perspective and guiding your camera to capture a different viewpoint.
That view might be something that your audience would never get to see in their lifetime, or perhaps you wish to create a narrative for your audience.
Let's take a look at these photos below to demonstrate my point!

Here you see the back of my dogs head in the bottom of the frame. That is Venus, get use to seeing her as she is a model in many of my photos ;)
In the middle of the frame are some horses from our neighbourhood stables.
I could have just taken a picture of the horse looking up at us but that would have been just a "happy snap". By moving around behind Venus and lowering my camera to her perspective and fixing on the horse looking up at us, I can visually tell a story about a little dog who adores looking at horses and a horse who is curious about a dog.